EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS RESOURCES

WESTPAS: Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Servicehttp://westpas.org
WESTPAS is a regional library and archives preservation service. Started in 2007, its goals are to deliver preservation education and training workshops to libraries and archives in 14 participating states and territories: Alaska, American Samoa, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawai'i, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Northern Marianas Islands, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Heritage Preservation – Heritage Emergency National Task Forcehttp://www.hertiagepreservation.org/programs/taskfer.htm
The Heritage Emergency National Task Force offers tools and information to cultural institutions and the general public for preparing for and responding to emergencies that affect collections and family treasures.

CERT – Community Emergency Response Teamshttp://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.

dPlan – The Online Disaster-Planning Tool for Cultural and Civic Institutionshttp://www.dplan.org
Disaster planning is an essential component of preserving your institution’s collections. With a written disaster plan, libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and other collection-holding institutions can reduce the risk of disaster and minimize losses. dPlan is perfect for small and medium-sized institutions that do not have in-house preservation staff. dPlan is also valuable for large library systems or museum campuses that need to develop separate but related plans for multiple buildings, locations, or branches.

Balboa Art Conservation Centerhttp://www.bacc.org
Balboa Art Conservation Center (BACC) is a nonprofit regional conservation center devoted to the preservation of material culture. BACC’s Field Service Program delivers preservation education workshops, surveys, and technical assistance to California, Arizona, Oregon, and Washington with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Five comprehensive guides to Emergency Preparedness Resources are updated annually and are available as a free download at:http://www.bacc.org/res_pub.htm